April 10, 2018 CMS Supt. Clayton Wilcox addressed the Forum this morning. CMS accountability officer Dr. Frank Barnes walked the participants through a short presentation on academic disparities highlighted in a recent report. The presentation used material taken from February's ... Continue Reading →
3 women whose organizations are serving the elders
March 6, 2017 They tend the sick. They strengthen those recovering from illness or falls. They nourish the bodies of those who can no longer prepare meals for themselves and have no one to prepare meals for them. Most of Tuesday's questions went to Renee Rizzuti, whose organization, PACE of the ... Continue Reading →
Programs serving children need volunteers
From left: Kwain Bryant from Goodwill, Azizi Coleman from Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Agency, and Shantiqua Neely from A Child's Place. Feb. 20, 2018 Four leaders of area programs serving youth spoke about their programs today. Residents from infancy into adulthood are involved. All of the ... Continue Reading →
Terri Joelle portrays Queen Charlotte to teach history
Jan. 23, 2018 Terri Joelle portrays Queen Charlotte, as a tour guide and as a teacher of history. She brought some of her show to the Forum this morning. During her presentation, Joelle refers to slides that were viewable on the wall behind her during the presentation. Those slides are below the ... Continue Reading →
Collaboration works to give all students digital access at home
Jan. 9, 2018 The project is simple in concept: Give students a way, as easy as borrowing a library book, to have not just a computer but portable Internet access to do their homework. J'Tanya Adams led a panel discussion this morning to discuss how CMS and nonprofits have teamed up to turn a ... Continue Reading →
CMS #InvestInTheWest staffers make pitch for volunteers’ time & treasure
Dec. 12, 2017 A team of CMS staff members gathered Tuesday at the Forum to make a pitch for partnerships with individuals, business and faith groups. The goal: Help give public school students what they need to thrive in the world. The pitch was for people with time, and for funding. For those ... Continue Reading →
Superintendent assesses reading issues, other CMS challenges
Sept. 26, 2017 There were many headlines from Dr. Clayton Wilcox's visit to the Forum this morning. He's looking for ways to reduce testing. He sees value in integrated classrooms. He won't budge on leaving it mostly to teachers to decide where they choose to work, no matter that they might be ... Continue Reading →
Single-payer: Shifting dollars from paperwork to better health for people
Sept. 19, 2017 Dr. Jessica Schorr Saxe spent decades as a practicing Charlotte pediatrician, many of those years in clinics serving low-income clients. She has personal experience with people unable to afford the health care that would have given them hope for a better life. Today, she is ... Continue Reading →
Charter: Strict discipline in halls, fun learning in classrooms
Aug. 1, 2017 LaToya Purvis and others involved in a new charter school on North Tryon Street are military veterans. They will call the school's youngsters "cadets." There will be pushups, but not suspensions, for out-of-line behavior. And the no-nonsense approach is designed to refocus children on ... Continue Reading →
Interim Health Department director outlines path forward
July 18, 2017 Standing on the recommendations of inside and outside program assessments, Interim Health Director Gibbie Harris on Tuesday laid out a tentative vision of how the department she has led for three weeks can escape the headlines and improve its services to the community. Elements ... Continue Reading →
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